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In triangle ABC, AB is the hypotenuse, median AD = 2008, median BE = 2007. Find x where AB = 10 sq. rt. x

2007-12-26 12:33:50 · 2 answers · asked by sitting_ducks 1 in Science & Mathematics Mathematics

2 answers

Let the side AC be of length 2b
Let the side BC be of length 2a

By Pythagoras:
4a^2 + b^2 = 2007
a^2 + 4b^2 = 2008

By substitution:
a^2 + 4(2007-4a^2) = 2008
6020 = 15a^2
a = sqrt(6020/15)
b = sqrt(1205/3)

By Pythagoras:
4a^2 + 4b^2 = 100x

x = 32.12

2007-12-26 12:44:03 · answer #1 · answered by Valithor 4 · 0 0

the above answer is going about the right way except

the first two pythagorean eq should equals to 2007^2 and 2008^2

2007-12-26 13:13:08 · answer #2 · answered by norman 7 · 1 0

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